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most. 2 bears had been there & eaten their fill, the
birds, gulls & ravens, had almost picked the small skin
clean. Arrive at camp with 1 small skin, most of small
walrus meat & the rear flippers from large one at 7, 21/2
hrs. out. Have some fried walrus meat, very tough -
otherwise palatable. A bear had been close to camp on
beach, E.

Sept. 7 - Dr. Kane, McClintock, Nansen, Amundsen, Grace Miller
White, Nordenskiold. The Great White North. The Voyage
of the Fox.

Weather fine, sun out most all day. C decided to go to
Mts. to see how far out ice was. Reports unfavorable for
ship. He also sees lake I did not see back of lake to E
due N from here 2 hrs. Ada packs up to go to Mts. to spend
night, leaves about 5 P.M. A fog came up at about 6:30
& C returned with Ada. We did not launch dory for old
squae C shot. I continue on box as panorama for V.P.
Finish box but not the part to turn film. We have some
boiled walrus ribs, very good. Have ulcer on lower jaw,
bothers pretty much during day. Kept taking aspirin.
Ulcer breaks while I ate.

Sept. 9 - Weather bum, thick & snowed (fine) most day, breeze E.
All stayed in. We see 1 walrus asleep on water, do not go
after. We fry some H.B. crumbs in oil, taste good for
change.

Sept. 10 - Sun out few hrs., breeze steady E., foggy at times, ice
not moved. All stay in. Ada cleans some seal skins. Fry
last of H.B. crumbs today. The last order, mine, consisted
of one handful crushed H.B., almost flour, ate it with
spoon. Seems as prediction about ice going out in 3 weeks
all wrong.

Sept. 11 - Sun out a short time around noon, thick otherwise. K
goes E to get his traps, finds some & brings back 1 brant.
C tried for seagulls, no luck. Ada gets roots to boil
with brant. Very good stew, usedlast of barley. Make
suggestion to C: To break out one box hard B. and to each
day issue 2 to each, advised fried in oil, making 10 a day,
1 box lasting about 2 days 20 days. C approves & we start
today. K says he saw 3 fresh bear tracks on beach to E.

Sept. 12 - We go to bed at about 6 A.M., thick fog then. Get up
3 P.M. still thick, stayed rest time, shortly before mid-
night fog lifted bit, could see to Mts. Ada scraped more
seal skin. K wants her to scrape hair off 1 skin, then
that I cut lashing for him so he can repair sled.

Sept. 13 - At a dinner if anything happens amiss,
To appear quite unconscious is best-
Its bad form to notice the little Faux Pas,
They should pass unobserved by the guests.

Developed film of mine & K's, mine of whale vertebrate
good but moonlight rotten. K same good, moonlight & ice.
Weather fine, sun out part of day, slight breeze from E.,